{"id":73486,"date":"2016-06-06T09:42:06","date_gmt":"2016-06-06T09:42:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.themotorombudsman.org\/what-is-an-ombudsman\/"},"modified":"2025-07-04T15:31:12","modified_gmt":"2025-07-04T15:31:12","slug":"what-is-an-ombudsman","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.themotorombudsman.org\/about-us\/what-is-an-ombudsman\/","title":{"rendered":"What is an Ombudsman?"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\r\n What is an Ombudsman? <\/h1>\r\n

\r\n An ombudsman is an impartial service that considers consumer complaints about a variety of issues relating to organisations in both the private and public sectors. It is tasked with reaching outcomes for both parties which are fair and reasonable based on the evidence provided, as an alternative to going to court. <\/p>\r\n <\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n<\/section>\r\n\n\n

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The Motor Ombudsman is the\u00a0automotive dispute resolution (ADR) body. It is the first voluntary and fully-impartial private sector ombudsman for the automotive sector, providing a self-regulatory environment for the industry using its Chartered Trading Standards Institute (CTSI)-approved Motor Industry Codes of Practice.<\/h4>\r\n \r\n <\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n
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What Is The Motor Ombudsman?<\/h2>\r\n \r\n

The Motor Ombudsman complements consumer law rather than being a substitute for it.<\/p>\n

The Motor Ombudsman is NOT:<\/strong><\/p>\n